{"id":2358,"date":"2025-09-15T05:24:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/?page_id=2358"},"modified":"2026-03-21T08:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:59:59","slug":"podcasts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/podcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2358\" class=\"elementor elementor-2358\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8ee383 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8ee383\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcce57f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bcce57f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d7b87a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d7b87a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Silicon Valley Life<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-371c895 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"371c895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Naeem Zafar and Meena Mayappan interview Silicon Valley folks who don\u2019t make the headlines but are innovating and changing trends. We interview these folks but also talk about new technologies, trends, events, and things that we love to do as normal folks living the life of Silicon Valley. We talk about places we visited and recommend, restaurants we explored, and things that we bought that others may find interesting. Podcast cohost brings different angles to the conversation since Meena is a techie and Naeem brings the business angle as well.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b2941 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9b2941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Listen &amp; subscribe on:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5c5e10 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5c5e10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88eb5a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"88eb5a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-button-text\">Spotify<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a10b183 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a10b183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@naeemz\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9f278 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e9f278\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b78ee e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" 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elementor-size-default\">Episodes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0183447 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0183447\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b7855 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9b7855\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb9fcb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb9fcb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cde34b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cde34b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c38ac66 elementor-widget__width-initial   elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c38ac66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gopi Rangan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18da4f8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18da4f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founding partner at Sure Ventures &amp; host of the 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width=\"328\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?fit=328%2C328&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2275\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?w=328&amp;ssl=1 328w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3965732 elementor-widget__width-initial   elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3965732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Steve Goldberg<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8af326 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8af326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partner at Finistere Ventures, former  Research and Development at Nokia <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecebb2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ecebb2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d724764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder and CEO of DignityMoves, Former Product Manager at Microsoft <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fede99 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9fede99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c25a94b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c25a94b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet your hosts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e99be1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e99be1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c15707 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c15707\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e78cfeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e78cfeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"322\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Frame-427322218.png?fit=322%2C429&amp;ssl=1\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My immersion in 84 countries across six continents has cultivated a sophisticated understanding of global markets, cultural dynamics, and historical patterns that inform contemporary business decisions. \u2028On my podcasts, I have conversations with fascinating people who are connecting dots in their own fields\u2014from entrepreneurs to historians, chefs to technologists. Each episode explores how insights from one domain can illuminate challenges in another.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83b3d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"83b3d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get in Touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1733d99 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1733d99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bdb09f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bdb09f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Playlists<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5efba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b5efba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312ff1c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"312ff1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0721cfc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0721cfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f2a7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0f2a7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087c3b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"087c3b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K4gXgafksZE&#038;list=PLICE3ciBxnIdFRUTNtdMj-L1r2andwTKO&#038;index=6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"328\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?fit=328%2C328&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2275\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?w=328&amp;ssl=1 328w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d61899f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d61899f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a6dae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28a6dae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Episode 1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a581842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a581842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gopi Rangan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2888e64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2888e64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insider Insights with Venture Capitalist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba102df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba102df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b97d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05b97d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1911e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1911e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t8heHNy6yh4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"328\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?fit=328%2C328&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2275\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?w=328&amp;ssl=1 328w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98c2e6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98c2e6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4008cc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4008cc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Episode 2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a4a0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50a4a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Steve Goldberg<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f9728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77f9728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inside the Venture Capitalist\u2019s Mind<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f1a183 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f1a183\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73914bb e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73914bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b97cd7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b97cd7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f453007 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f453007\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab3452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dab3452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3hNwZ_Zoh-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"328\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?fit=328%2C328&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2275\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?w=328&amp;ssl=1 328w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e50f2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e50f2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b45555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b45555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Episode 3<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b025d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8b025d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elizabeth Funk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff508e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff508e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Innovating Tackling Homelessness and Beyond<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-115592a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"115592a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20fc059 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20fc059\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531d00c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"531d00c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0vD7WqiL02w\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"328\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?fit=328%2C328&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2275\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?w=328&amp;ssl=1 328w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093912f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"093912f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4414743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4414743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Episode 4<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0abd9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0abd9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">David Matheson<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e33fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55e33fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aligning Innovation &amp; Finance in Uncertain Environments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eeecd6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2eeecd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4fd9ff e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4fd9ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb01cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9cb01cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fcdc26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fcdc26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c2c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30c2c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xK8SpEz9zGw\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"328\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?fit=328%2C328&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2275\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?w=328&amp;ssl=1 328w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ae6b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67ae6b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e26e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9e26e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Episode 5<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d278caf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d278caf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Amanda Fornal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b56527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b56527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Empowering Female Entrepreneurs\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aff024 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6aff024\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a2742 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3a2742\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d87a3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d87a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kKrj_BCvr6Q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"328\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?fit=328%2C328&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2275\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?w=328&amp;ssl=1 328w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-031e537 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"031e537\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c9278a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c9278a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Episode 6<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698f3fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"698f3fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meena Meyyappan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724b473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"724b473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exploring Tech Trends\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-851924b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"851924b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3fc742 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3fc742\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b64c0d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b64c0d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3748dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3748dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8a559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df8a559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=TegtalAqtxltHt7A&#038;v=y29LfA0C6Sk&#038;feature=youtu.be\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"328\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?fit=328%2C328&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2275\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?w=328&amp;ssl=1 328w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb58430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meena Meyyappan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce50a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ce50a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exploring the Future of AI\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b0784 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42b0784\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94713a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94713a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-611ccd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"611ccd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=-r1qM-e8_CYQwim4&#038;v=7B4514SoLWk&#038;feature=youtu.be\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"328\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?fit=328%2C328&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2275\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.naeemzafar.com\/staging\/3170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-11.webp?w=328&amp;ssl=1 328w, 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